Chicago Flyhouse Blog

Have you ever thought about the difference between stop sleeves and compression sleeves? If you're in the rigging industry, they are standard items used on the job. What if you used wire rope that was powder coated? Would that make a difference? Flyhouse tested some scenarios to give you a better sense of what they are capable of doing.

How much do you know about the lighting safety cables you are using for your theater or arena? Do you know which method of attachment is best to secure the lights in preventing an accident? Our shop got curious about this so we decided to make our own and test the math behind it to get you an answer.

The fabrication and installation of the Rising Star for Chi-Town Rising took approximately two and a half months to complete. While quite impressive from an event attendee's standpoint, the behind-the-scenes of the Star is even more impressive.

5 Facts You Should Know About The Rising Star

The Star is inspired by the second Star on the City’s flag and represents the Chicago Fire and the City’s phoenix-like rise from the ashes.

There are 200 electrical terminations used in each of the control boxes for the motors with 800 terminations used overall.

The Star will ascend 36 stories up Hyatt Regency Chicago’s West Tower.

Each of the steel plates used for the project is galvanized and custom powder coated to match the façade of the Hyatt to keep the infrastructure as discreet as possible.

The weight of the 12,000-pound Star is equivalent to that of three full-sized pickup trucks.